Tag Archives: program management

For someone who has worked their entire life, unemployment is a peculiarly unsettling kind of purgatory. This social work practitioner was not “practitioning” for nearly 16 months, having resigned my position in keeping with a favorite John Lennon lyric that … Continue reading →

Supervisors, how do you react when someone on your staff says, in so many words, “It’s not my job”? It might come out sounding like “I’m sooooo busy” as they scurry away; “I’m still trying to finish that other thing … Continue reading →

There seem to be a number of articles going around the web recently on the subject of how to deal with difficult bosses, and endless complaints about feeling underappreciated, overworked, stressed, unhappy, and on and on and on. Fine, I … Continue reading →

There is no symbol more reflective of the end of homelessness than a set of keys. As Manager of the Client Advocacy Project (CAP) at Coalition for the Homeless in New York City, I had the privilege of leading a … Continue reading →

Emotions ran high in response to my September 16, 2013 article “Social Workers Deserve Higher Pay Now.” While there were several interesting suggestions on how to address the issue of low salaries, three things are abundantly clear. Social workers are … Continue reading →

As social workers, we serve many masters—our clients; our supervisor; our program; our organization; our funders. With so many to please and with interests that sometimes compete, it can be hard to know which voice to listen to when seeking … Continue reading →